Roski

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  My Dad's passing

  by happyexjw in

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  quite a while ago i wrote about my dad who has been living with prostate cancer for 13 years with secondry bone cancer for the last 2 years.

  we all thought he was going to leave us back in april when he had a bad chest infection.

  i was talking about wanting to be able to say some words at his funeral.

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  Roski

  I am experiencing a similar situation. It is ongoing (have now involved relevant government authority for investigation) so I will not reveal too much information at this point.

  Even though I have not associated for a number of years I have always remained on good terms with my family (although they are disappointed at my choice to not associate) and any other JW's I interact with - not DF/DA'd. Things have now changed drastically and it is all due to money - my mother's.

  While having read lots of information on this site over the years relating to unethical behaviour by elders, what I have experienced during the last few months has left me reeling. I would never have thought they could be so blatant in their attempt to secure the funds they feel they are entitled to - and I'm not easily shocked nor prone to exaggeration:-)

  I have also seen first hand how all encompassing mind control is.

  When I first contacted the relevant authority and outlined the situation, the government officer asked me which church this involved...when I said JW's she said "that would have been my first guess". I'm not sure how effective the government department will be (although they said there are red flags all over this), but after this has been dealt with I will post the story as I believe it may be a growing trend - as old loyal JW's pass away their assets will become easy pickings.

  **JWfacts - as you mentioned that you will soon face a situation similar to the OP you may be interested in this situation as it involves people you would be familiar with.
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  North Korea just attacked South Korea, wonder where this will head........

  by miseryloveselders in

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  2. friends

  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40329269/ns/world_news-asiapacific/.

  seoul north korea bombarded a south korean island with dozens of artillery shells tuesday in one of the fiercest attacks on its neighbor since the korean war ended in 1953.. .

  there's more to the story, but copying and pasting was somewhat awkward.

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  Roski

  North Korea will do what China allows it to do. Albert is corrrect.
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  Not surprisingly, the rumor mill has started...

  by SweetBabyCheezits in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my wife and i have not even been df'd for a week and an old friend on fb (an inactive jw who has active jw friends who used to be friends of mine) says there's a rumor going around that i'm gay.

  wow.

  really jws?

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  Roski

  After a number of years out I heard I had converted to Islam...that's as well as being materialistic.
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  Legacys, wills and bequeathments to WT$

  by oldlightnewshite in

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  2. friends

  any body ever heard of the wt$ backing down on a contested will or bequeathment?

  seen a similar thread, but thought a more direct headline would get more responses.. cheers x.

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  Roski

  I was told recently that if a person contests a will where the society is the sole benefactor - they will allow that to stand - ie not argue with it. I don't know if this happens in reality - about to find out...somehow I doubt it.
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  Meal nights for meeting nights

  by Lady Lee in

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  2. friends

  as a jw i had an elder and 2 kids to feed.

  because of the elder we always had to be at the hall early - not an easy thing between homework and dinner.. so meeting nights i had a set schedule of things to cook and serve that were easy to make, eat and clean up after.

  my ex is italian so pasta was a staple in our house except on meeting nights - couldn't have red spaghetti sauce splattered on clothes.

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  Roski

  I was always in awe of the sisters who gave their pioneer experiences at assemblies who, without fail would prepare a months worth of frozen food before pioneering. I used to pioneer but could never get the frozen dinner thing right:-( they always seemed very smug...
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  Calling all Aussies!!!

  by palmtree67 in

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  anyone watching the lions/bulldogs play tonight?.

  the dogs are winning!!!.

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  Roski

  But the Socceroos lost in Korea 1:3
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  Bethel Brother for 15 years called to "head office" thought he was qoute: "Going to get fired."

  by Witness 007 in

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  2. friends

  he's been there since the early 1980's and was called to the "head office" for the first time in 15 years!

  i was told he crapped himself saying i qoute: "i thought they were going to fire me.

  " instead he got a free trip to korea to represent our bethel during the next convention....a reward or bonus for his many years of service....the elder who told me about this said how "kind" bethel is to do this, but i just thought damn, the guys been getting $50 bucks a month pay for 15 years...at least send him to disneyland as well!.

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  Roski

  They only sent an Aussie to Korea - things must not be going to well in the land of the morning calm.
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  My Story

  by ~Jen~ in

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  i was raised a jw by very strict parents who, in my early teen years were physically and then later emotionally abusive all the while with my dad being and elder (and he still is).

  i didn't want to be a jw then but my life was all about making my parents happy which started with me being baptized at 13. my parents constantly drilled into my head that most things were "bad" and i was "bad" i constantly did whatever i could to avoid being bad.

  i had no life but then met a nice jw boy when i was 17. against my better judgement, i stayed with him and married him when i was 20. i didn't have a lot in common with him but he was really nice and was safe - he was a witness and even though i wanted to be in the world so bad i chose to be with him because he would keep me grounded, in the truth and away from where i really wanted to be because it was the right thing to do.. we were married for 7 years and have 3 sons.. for the past few years i've known that i did not want to be a jw even more and was sick of being fake.

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  Roski

  My story is very similar. I married a 'non-believer' and was told the same thing (and intuitively felt the same thing) but we have been together for 15 years through good and difficult times. Your relationship may or may not survive - take it slowly and look out for yourself and your children first. The behaviour of your family will fade in importance as you grow in your own strength.
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  Elder doesn't remember being on judicial committee with my wife

  by JimmyPage in

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  2. friends

  my wife was talking to an elder at the meeting recently.

  he asked her if she was still on restrictions (for our pre-marital hanky panky).

  he went on to imply that they would probably be lifted soon.

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  Roski

  A friend of mine was on restrictions at one time. A year went by with no word from the elders (they had told her they would monitor her progress and get back to her). When she finally went and asked them - they had all forgotten about it. They were all a bit old so maybe that was the problem.
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  Do JW sisters preach at prisons?

  by purplesofa in

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  2. beliefs

  just wondering, does anyone know?.

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  Roski

  There was a case in Australia quite some time ago (maybe late 80's) where a sister witnessing in a prison hooked up with a prisoner. How a female was in contact with a male prisoner I don't know, but it made the news and after that I heard that having sisters witnessing in prisons was no longer allowed. I never did get all the details regarding the outcome - so may have been some hear-say involved.